The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-21

Mr. DROWNING 'ooh WV "S~' :" ~
position to Mr.. Paddock's substitute,
MIR. Exall, Mr.. Evans OF Grayson, and
Mr.. Daugherty all spoke in favor OF
state organization. Mr.. Bryan l.
Barry wanted local organization. up
on A vote which was finally reached,lhe
resolution aud substitute were tabled
by $50 ayes to 1871 noes, the 18Th, l4th'
Goth, Esd and 25th districts voting no.
Mr.. Browning then offered reso-
luton creating committee OF 81, one
from each senatorial district, to which
solutions of the place OF work
should be submitted before adoption
by the convention. The resolution
was adopted and the convention adj
iourned until 0 o'clock this morning.
The following is the committee on
resolutions:
LIP. Cooke: ., W. &. Bedford -
A. popc: 4. j. Kiscr; 5, II. M. Ora
han: 6, w. II. Cote; I. T. 7. Gammage;
0, j. T.. Bradley; 10, W. l.. Moody; II,
+. Crew 80, II. i. Stoddard; 10, Bry-
an T. Barry lS, A. r. Collins; III, ).
NJ. Bro wning; 20, j, p. smith; p, j.
r. Moore; "a, w. p. Gaines; 25, o..
McGafrcy 26, V. Weldon; 81, W. a.
Fitch 28, +. b. Chiffon; 20, Henry
Sayles.
no DAYS WORK.
The wea her was pinching cold this
morning aud the wind piercing, The
condition oil the weather added moth
ing to promptncss Of delegates at the
opera house this morning. Although
the hour of assembling was last eve
ming fixed at 8 O'Clock the convention
was not called to order until 0:45 a. m
The proceedings opened by the sec
rotary calling the roll of committee
men appointed on resolutions last eve
ming and adding few names to the
list which had been inadvertently
omitted.
Chairman Maxcy in a few remarks
tried to impress upon the assembly
the importance of combining the pro-
ceedings strictly to business.
Howard of Wichita offered set OF
resolutions recommending ST. Louis
as headquarters of the association
which was recalled by the gentleman
offering it.
During five minutes recess Mr..
Howard of Mobile & Ohio road offer
ed few remarks in which he charged
the presence of II third house in
the convention. He said he was
responsible for the present meeting.
Mr. Howard was allowed over
the usual time; but the com
mitiee OH resolutions appear.
ed in the middle of Mr.. Towards
speech and cut it short. The report
was read by the Secretary, Mr. Bryan
T. Barry, a. follows:
DALLAS. December II, 1887.
Hon. S. b. NANCY,
Chairman.
Strive, the committee selected
by your honorable body, beg to sub
nit the following as substitute for
the resolutions referred to u.s.
1t. That committee of 81 be
selected to be composed Of member
from each senatorial district.
That each senatorial district repre-
scnted in this convention select at
once its members of said State COM
mittee. and that the sena' orial districts
not represented in this convention
shall have the right to hereafter select
their representatives in said commit
tee to the end that all Texas may par
ticipate in the benefits of this orgar-
ization.
The said committee shall be known
as the Immigration Committee of
Texas"
I'd. The members OF said COM
mittee shall serve for the period
of one year, or until their
successors have been elected and
qualify by accepting the trust.
The members of said committee
shall be selected hereafter by the peo-
pie one from each senatorial district at
such time as may be fixed by said
committee vacancies in the commit
tee shall be filled by the senatorial Is
trict In which the vacancy occurs IN
such manner as the committee may
provide
3rd. The members of said commit
tee shall receive no compensation for
Their sc. vices, but it is expected that